Low valent phosphorus in the molecular anions [P5Se12]5- and beta-[P6Se12]4-: phase change behavior and near infrared second harmonic generation

In Chung; Joon I Jang; Matthew A Gave; David P Weliky; Mercouri G Kanatzidis

doi:10.1039/b714301j

Low valent phosphorus in the molecular anions [P5Se12]5- and beta-[P6Se12]4-: phase change behavior and near infrared second harmonic generation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Dec 21:(47):4998-5000. doi: 10.1039/b714301j. Epub 2007 Nov 12.

Authors

In Chung¹, Joon I Jang, Matthew A Gave, David P Weliky, Mercouri G Kanatzidis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.

PMID: 18049732
DOI: 10.1039/b714301j

Abstract

The caesium salts of the novel molecular anions [P5Se12]5- and [P6Se12]4- are phase change materials and exhibit near infrared, non-linear optical second harmonic generation; [P5Se12]5- is a coordination complex with an octahedral P3+ center chelated by two [P2Se6]4- ligands whereas [P6Se12]4- features a [P2]4+ dimer chelated by two [P2Se6]4- ligands.